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Patented Sept. l3, I898.

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TROUSERS GUARD.

(Application filed Aug. 18, 1897.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,646, dated September 13, 1898. Application filed August 18,1897. Serial No. 648,615. on model.)

T0 00% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIS H. DAVIS, of West Fitchburg, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trousers-Guards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in trousers-guards adapted especially for cyclists use.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device of the character mentioned that can be conveniently applied to reduce the Width of the trouserslegs to prevent the same from catching in the chain of the bicycle or becoming soiled while riding.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in forming a device such as that mentioned that will be constructed of a single piece of spring-wire bent to form arms adapted to embrace the fold of the trousers for the purpose above mentioned.

I am enabled to accomplish the objects of the invention by the simple means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of my device applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same greatly enlarged.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the device complete,which is formed in the present instance of a single piece of spring-wire bent to form parallel arms 2, connected at their upper ends by a continuation of the wire and formingthe portion 3, which is bent slightly to one side to form a flaring opening 4; between said portion and the arms 5, which arms 5 are preferably formed with loops or eyes 6 at their upper ends, said eyes and portion 3 being adapted to facilitate the attachment of the device to the garment, as will be seen, so that the same can be conveniently slid upon the fold of the garment when it is desired to use the device.

Referring particularly to Fig. 3 of the drawings, it will be noted that one of the arms 5 is closer to one of the arms 4 at one side of the device than at the other and is in said figure indicated by the numeral 7, the purpose of this construction being to provide a broad opening and a narrow one in the same device to permit the same to be attached to trousers of fabrics of various thicknesses or weights. When the device is used in connection with trousers of thick fabric, both of the arms will clamp the said fabric; but when the fabric is too thin to be clamped in the broad opening the same will be clamped by the opening 6. In practice this is found to be a great advantage in applying the device, the described construction greatly facilitating the attachment or the application of said device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- A guard for trousers formed of a single piece of spring-wire bent to form the arms 2 and 5, one of said arms 5 being closer to one of the arms 2 at one side of the device than at the other, for the purpose substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WILLIS II. DAVIS.

WVitnesses:

F. A. GURRIER, J. M. BLANOHARD. 

